Going to Confession vs Chaplet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Going to Confession
This app guides users through the examination of conscience and the steps of confession. It offers customizable examination options based on age and sin categories, and provides real-time assistance during confession, including tracking sins and confession history.
- Examination of conscience by commandments or categories
- Customizable examination based on age
- Real-time confession assistance
- Automatic tracking of confession history
- Custom sin creation
- Face ID protection for sensitive information
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Going to confession! This app is the perfect tool to assist you with your examination of conscience, and help you through the steps of going to confession. Experience peace of mind during your next Reconciliation, whether it's been years since your last confession or you're a frequent visitor to the sacrament. Designed for the whole family with helpful examinations for all ages. Prepare with Confidence: * Choose from specific examinations for Child's First Confession, Child, Teen, or Adult. * Group your examination by The Ten Commandments or by God, Others, and Self. * Simply by combining Commandments 6 & 9 and 7 & 10. * Track sins with counts, per day, per week, or per month. * Add additional sins for your examinations. Step-by-Step Guide: * Use the Confession Tab in the confessional for a guided walkthrough of every prayer and step. * The app automatically displays your sins and their counts. * Automated history tracking. Privacy & Control: * Keep your examination completely private with Face ID. * Quickly reset clear your examination data back to defaults.
Chaplet
Follow along with guided prayers and chaplets, including rosaries and devotions to saints. Customize your prayer experience with adjustable text and background visuals. Explore a wide variety of prayers for contemplation and spiritual growth.
- Guided rosary and chaplet prayers
- Mystery names, descriptions, and artwork
- English or Latin prayer text options
- Customizable bead colors
- Background image settings
- Extensive collection of chaplets
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Follow along bead by bead with a rosary or other chaplet from our collection. Mystery names, descriptions, and artwork are available to aid in contemplative prayer. Settings: English or Latin prayer text Change bead colors Turn on/off background images Available Chaplets: Rosaries: - Rosary - Josehpian Rosary Chaplets of Our Lord: - Blessed Sacrament - Divine Mercy - Five Holy Wounds - Holy Face - Holy Ghost - Holy Infant - Holy Name - Most Holy Trinity - Most Precious Blood - Sacred Face - Sacred Heart - Stations of the Cross - Two Hearts Chaplets of Our Lady: - Immaculate Conception - Immaculate Heart of Mary - In Praise of the Virgin Mary - Mother of the Most Holy Eucharist - Our Lady of Częstochowa - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel - Our Lady of Perpetual Help #1 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help #2 - Our Lady of Tears - Our Lady, Star of the Sea - Our Lady, Undoer of Knots - Queen of Light - Seven Sorrows Chaplets of the Saints: - St. Anne - St. Anthony - St. Dymphna - St. Frances Xavier Cabrini - St. Gabriel - St. Gertrude - St. Joseph - St. Jude - St. Kateri Tekakwitha - St. Maximillian - St. Michael - St. Padre Pio #1 - St. Padre Pio #2 - St. Patrick - St. Philomena - St. Raphael - St. Rita - St. Thérèse Other Chaplets: - Chaplet for the Dead - Chaplet for the Holy Souls - Chaplet of All Souls - Chaplet of Conversion - Chaplet of Faith - Chaplet of Mercy and Forgiveness - Chaplet of Unity - Chaplet to Obtain a Great Confidence - Franciscan Family Chaplet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chaplet at every 5 days against Going to Confession's every 4 months. Going to Confession's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Going to Confession against 5.0 for Chaplet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Going to Confession has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Going to Confession ships an update every 4 months, Chaplet every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Going to Confession | Chaplet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Splaver | Hunter Hykes |
Customer experience
Going to Confession
Chaplet
In-app purchases
Going to Confession
No in-app purchases
Chaplet
No in-app purchases
